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Horticulture at Mesa Community College

If you plan to study Horticulture, consider the program at Mesa Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mesa Community College is in Mesa, AZ.

During the most recent reporting year, 14 horticulture graduations were recorded at Mesa Community College.

Online Class Availability at Mesa Community College

Many students take online classes at Mesa Community College. Of 17,077 students, 4,620 (27%) studied exclusively online and 5,003 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Horticulture graduates at Mesa Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Horticulture graduates at Mesa Community College are 86% women (12) and 14% men (2).

Horticulture Associate’s Program at Mesa Community College

Among the 5 associate’s horticulture degrees awarded at Mesa Community College, 60% were women (3) and 40% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Horticulture associate’s degree recipients at Mesa Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of Horticulture associate’s degree recipients at Mesa Community College, above the national average of 24%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Horticulture Concentrations at Mesa Community College

The Horticulture program at Mesa Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Ornamental Horticulture	5
Landscaping & Groundskeeping	9

Best-Paid Careers for Horticulture Graduates

Graduates of the Horticulture program at Mesa Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for Horticulture graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$84,680
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,903
Farm and Home Management Educators	$55,950
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$53,224
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$43,138
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$36,803
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$34,037
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$24,378
Forest and Conservation Workers	$22,542

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.